This WeekAirships and sunken ships, the Ford Theatre and Kent State, exoplanets and geodes, plus teen health and other subjects this week. Bon appetit from librarians Jennifer, Charlotte, Maria, and Wendy.

Tip of the WeekA freeway melted here in the San Francisco Bay Area and a lot of people are learning how to get around without it. If this happens in your town, try our collection of local transit sites for some ideas.

Adolescent Health
Fact sheets, data, and other material about adolescent health topics such as injuries, alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors, nutrition and obesity, skin cancer, and youth violence. Includes background on the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010, and links to related websites. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/az/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23745

AMA: Adolescent Health
Fact sheets, publications, and other resources about health concerns affecting adolescents. Topics include injury prevention, violence and bullying, nutrition and physical fitness, mental health, and teen pregnancy. Newsletter articles are only available to members, but the other publications and resources are available for free download. Includes links to related websites. From the American Medical Association (AMA).
URL: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23747

Home & Housing

Cinco de Mayo
Resources for party and activity ideas for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Includes crafts (maracas and Mexican flag), recipes (guacamole and tortilla soup), and activity pages. Also includes quick facts and history about this holiday that "is the anniversary of a battle that took place between the Mexicans and the French in 1862" and is "mainly observed in the state capital of Puebla" and in the U.S. From the Kaboose Family Network.
URL: http://holidays.kaboose.com/cinco-de-mayo/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23727

Scrapbooking
Material about making scrapbooks and related crafts. Features articles on topics such as scrapbooking basics (supplies, inspirations, and layouts), why people make scrapbooks, and mother-daughter scrapbooking. Also includes a link to a digital scrapbooking community forum with a gallery of designs. From the Kaboose Family Network.
URL: http://scrapbooking.kaboose.com
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23728

Media

Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
This program seeks "to promote and provide equal access to communication and learning through described and captioned educational media" for those who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. The site features a searchable or browsable catalog of described and captioned items in areas such as business, health, science, and sports. Qualifying visitors with accounts may borrow media or view selected media online. From the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
URL: http://www.dcmp.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23657

511: San Francisco Bay Area Transit Information
Features information about San Francisco Bay Area public transportation (schedules, maps, transit providers, a trip planner), traffic conditions and estimated driving times, carpooling, and bicycling. Lists public and private providers of bus, train, shuttle, van, and ferry services, as well as links to other transportation resources. Travelers in the Bay Area may also dial "511" for the same information.
URL: http://www.511.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9368

MAPLight.org: Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection
"MAPLight.org brings together information on campaign contributions and votes in the California legislature." It "currently includes complete data for the 2003-2004 California legislative session. ... [It is] currently processing data from 2005-2006." The database is searchable by interest group, legislator, subject, and bill number, and includes material about legislator voting, campaign contributions, and supporters and opponents of bills. Also includes a bill summary and history. The site is a project of TakeBackCA.org.
URL: http://www.maplight.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23744

Sigalert.com
This service provides current reports on traffic conditions on major roads and highways in larger cities in northern and southern California, smaller California cities, and Phoenix, Arizona. Colored dots on maps indicate road speeds and accident areas. Also includes a "route retriever" that provides the fastest and shortest routes between given points. Personalized traffic reports require a fee. "Sigalerts are named after an early traffic reporter in Los Angeles, Loyd Sigmon."
URL: http://www.sigalert.com
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23737

Exoplanets.org
This project looks for and documents planets orbiting nearby stars. To date, over 200 of these exoplanets have been discovered. The site features a catalog of exoplanets, a description of how exoplanets are discovered, a virtual tour of the Automated Planet Finder Telescope, a bibliography of research publications, and related material. From the University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Institution.
URL: http://exoplanets.org
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23738